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Video AI by Topaz Labs
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Desktop and cloud AI software for upscaling, sharpening, denoising, and restoring photos and video at professional quality.
3.0M visits/mo7.0K saves
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Streamrun
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Cloud relay adding disconnect failover, multistreaming, and vertical reframing between a creator's encoder and platforms like Twitch.
12K visits/mo
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AI Video Upscaler
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Pay-per-use browser video upscaler that renders clips up to 4K, priced by resolution, frame rate, and duration.
1.8K saves
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VideoUpscale.net
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Credit-based AI video upscaler that sharpens footage to 4K while preserving natural motion, aimed at creators cleaning up low-res clips.
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VidHex
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Desktop and cloud AI suite for enhancing, upscaling, and restoring video, for casual users and creators fixing low-quality footage.
62K visits/mo
Pricing
Topaz Image Web: $12/mo (introductory, up to 32MP, unlimited cloud rendering)
Astra Standard: $19/mo (introductory, 400 credits/month, 4K video output)
Topaz Studio: $34/mo billed annually (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Studio: $69/mo (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Photo: $39/mo (photo restoration and enhancement models)
Topaz Gigapixel: $29/mo (image upscaling models)
Streamrun Go: $25/mo (up to 2 destinations, 14-day trial)
Streamrun Pro: from $0.39/hour (pay-as-you-go, unlimited destinations)
Free trial available
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Basic: $40/mo or $21.9/mo billed annually (500 credits/month)
Pro: $60/mo or $36.9/mo billed annually (1000 credits/month)
Ultimate: $250/mo or $148.9/mo billed annually (4300 credits/month)
Free trial available
Individual 1 Month: $31.92 discounted from $39.90 (100 cloud AI credits)
Individual 1 Year: $79.92 discounted from $99.90 (1,350 cloud AI credits)
Individual Perpetual: $239.92 discounted from $299.90 (5,000 cloud AI credits)
Team 5 Computers: $319.92 discounted from $399.90/year (5,000 credits)
Team 10 Computers: $479.92 discounted from $599.90/year (10,000 credits)
Team 20 Computers: $799.92 discounted from $999.90/year (20,000 credits)
Core features
- ✦AI image and video upscaling up to 4K/32MP
- ✦Denoising and sharpening models
- ✦Photo restoration and dust/scratch removal
- ✦Face enhancement and recovery
- ✦Background removal and colorization
- ✦Cloud rendering with concurrency limits
- ✦Bundled multi-app Studio subscription
- ✦Auto-reconnect failover to keep a stream live through disconnects
- ✦Simultaneous multistreaming to several platforms from one source
- ✦Automatic dual-format output (horizontal plus vertical)
- ✦AI-based background noise cancellation
- ✦Visual workflow editor and REST API access (Pro)
- ✦Mid-stream device switching without interrupting the broadcast
- ✦Upscale video resolution to 720p, 1080p or 4K
- ✦Pay-per-use credit pricing based on resolution/fps/duration
- ✦Automatic file deletion after 24 hours for privacy
- ✦Preserves original aspect ratio and audio
- ✦Supports common formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV
- ✦No subscription required
- ✦Upscales video resolution up to 4K
- ✦Reduces blur, noise, and compression artifacts
- ✦Preserves natural motion instead of over-processing frames
- ✦Offers dedicated modes for anime, restoration, and gaming footage
- ✦Supports 60fps smooth-motion output
- ✦Credit-based usage tied to output resolution and duration
- ✦Upscales video resolution up to 4K/8K
- ✦Restores damaged or degraded footage, fixing scratches and compression loss
- ✦Colorizes black-and-white video automatically
- ✦Increases frame rate through AI frame interpolation
- ✦Reduces video noise and brightens dark footage
- ✦Enhances facial detail and stabilizes shaky video
- ✦Offers online, no-download tools alongside the desktop app
Use cases
- →Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
- →Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
- →Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
- →Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
- →IRL streamers needing stable connections while mobile
- →Creators simultaneously broadcasting to Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Kick
- →Productions building custom routing/overlay workflows via API
- →Streamers wanting a mobile-optimized vertical feed without a second encoder
- →Upscaling short clips for YouTube or TikTok before posting
- →Enhancing low-resolution footage for social media
- →One-off video quality upgrades without a subscription
- →Restoring old or low-quality vintage footage
- →Cleaning up compressed social media clips before reposting
- →Sharpening gaming or product demo recordings for sharing
- →Casual users polishing personal travel or family videos
- →Content creators improving vlogs, reels, or tutorials
- →E-commerce sellers upgrading promotional video quality
- →Restoring old family or archival footage
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